The TV Couples Who Will Make You Believe in Love
The TV Couples Who Will Make You Believe in Love
If you’re like me and get (severely and low-key obsessively) emotionally attached to fictional relationship, welp, you’ve come to the perfect place! I know most of you can relate when I say that you've def used these couples as love inspirations since you were a mere itty bitty, prepubescent teen crushing on classmates and making wedding Pinterest boards. May not have been the healthiest thing? Considering lurve doesn't always mean flying to another country just to say how you feel or countless dramatic fights. But whatever!! Love and connections based on a TV script might not be real, but they’re still fun to aspire to. So. Here are 70 TV couples that had the strongest and truest love onscreen—the kind where they move mountains, jump countless obstacles, and do the wildest sh*t just for their love to exist.
Poussey and Soso ('Orange Is the New Black')
I'll forever cherish the scene where they slow danced to no music and talked about their future together.
Olivia Pope and Fitz Grant ('Scandal')
We can only hope that they're at a house in Vermont making jam together. ??
Cam and Mitch ('Modern Family')
I'll never NOT cry while re-watching their wedding ceremony.
Veronica and Kevin ('Shameless')
Despite the messes these two get into, we always knew they were meant for each other.
J.D. and Elliot ('Scrubs')
Can't believe it took nine seasons—aka NINE YEARS—for us to find out they lived happily ever after!!!
Monica and Chandler (‘Friends’)
Could they be any cuter?
Ross and Rachel (‘Friends’)
Lobsters.
Uncle Phil and Aunt Viv (‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’)
Will may have been the prince, but they were the king and queen.
Carrie and Big (‘Sex and the City’)
It took them six seasons and many other partners, but he finally said she was the one.
Carrie and Aiden (‘Sex and the City’)
It hurts, doesn’t it, Team Aiden?
Angela and Jordan (‘My So-Called Life’)
“Your hair? The way it’s really soft, like, in the back? I’m really gonna miss that.” Some of us have been missing it since 1994.
Uncle Jesse and Aunt Becky (‘Full House’)
And they’re still going strong on Netflix.
Cookie and Lucious (‘Empire’)
They may not be together romantically (for now), but they have a connection that can’t be denied.
Roseanne and Dan (‘Roseanne’)
What they lacked in money, they made up for in love.
Lucy and Ricky (‘I Love Lucy’)
Love in the time of separate twin beds.
Stefan Urquelle and Laura Winslow (‘Family Matters’)
Their love was all that mattered (get it?).
Cory and Topanga (‘Boy Meets World’)
High school sweethearts are the sweetest sweethearts.
Meredith and Derek (‘Grey’s Anatomy’)
It’s not right that he died. IT’S NOT RIGHT.
Pacey and Joey (‘Dawson’s Creek’)
Sorry, Dawson and Joey fans, not sorry.
Harriette and Carl Winslow (‘Family Matters’)
If the sound of Steve Urkel’s voice doesn’t tear you apart, nothing will.
Donna and David (‘Beverly Hills, 90210’)
Donna Martin graduated and lost her virginity to this guy (years later).
Kevin and Winnie (‘The Wonder Years’)
The fact that they didn’t wind up together as adults is so heartbreaking—and also so realistic. Damn you, show.
Santana and Brittany (‘Glee’)
Brittana 4 ever.
Jane and Michael (‘Jane the Virgin’)
Why did you leave the room for a bucket of ice, Michael? Why?!
Jeannie and Major Nelson (‘I Dream of Jeannie’)
*~*~*MaGiC*~*~*~.
Sun and Jin (‘Lost’)
They were literally separated by time travel and they never stopped loving each other.
Brenda and Dylan (‘Beverly Hills, 90210’)
Kelly can suck on a lemon.
Buffy and Angel (‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’)
Their love slays, K?
Willow and Tara (‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’)
Somewhere, “Under Your Spell” (from the musical episode) is still playing.
Lady Mary and Matthew (‘Downton Abbey’)
Everything after season 3 means nothing.
Rory and Jess (‘Gilmore Girls’)
If Netflix knows what’s good for them, Jess and Rory will get married and live happily ever after.
Mindy and Danny (‘The Mindy Project’)
Their split was probably for the best—but when it was good, it was good.
Jim and Pam (‘The Office’)
Admit it: When you started your first job, you looked around for your own Jim.
Sharon and Rob (‘Catastrophe’)
Theirs is a sometimes cruel love—but it’s always real.
Schmidt and Cece (‘New Girl’)
“Girl, Imma marry you.” And he did.
Leslie and Ben (‘Parks and Recreation’)
They like each other and they loved each other.
Felicity and Noel (‘Felicity’)
Peace out, Ben.
Charlotte and Harry (‘Sex and the City’)
She doesn’t mind his hairy back for a reason. That reason is love.
Stanford and Marcus (‘Sex and the City’)
They picked out china and furniture together and didn’t break up (yet). It probably wasn’t Ikea, but still.
Seth and Summer (‘The O.C.’)
Wonder where the boat named Summer is right now.
Ryan and Marissa (‘The O.C.’)
He was always whoever she wanted him to be.
Heidi and Spencer Pratt (‘The Hills’)
Yes, they are a real-life couple, but their romance was born on the small screen.
Jenny and Kevin (‘The League’)
More like fantasy romance.
Rachel and Finn (‘Glee’)
They jumped hurdles for their high school love.
Nathan and Haley (‘One Tree Hill’)
You’ll find a picture of them in the dictionary when you look up the word “love.”
Phil and Claire Dunphy (‘Modern Family’)
All I gotta say is my marriage BETTER look like theirs.
Lucas and Peyton (‘One Tree Hill’)
If they didn’t come back together, my heart would’ve shattered, but it’s fine! Everything is fine.
Chuck and Blair (‘Gossip Girl’)
“If two people are meant to be together, eventually they’ll find their way back.” —Chuck Bass
Kimmy and Fernando (‘Fuller House’)
The weirdest and cutest couple on television Netflix.
Dwight and Angela (‘The Office’)
If this ain’t #RelationshipGoals, IDK what is.
Alex and Piper (‘Orange Is the New Black’)
I mean, these two went through it.
Damon and Elena (‘The Vampire Diaries’)
They were meant to be together all along.
Fran and Mr. Sheffield (‘The Nanny’)
They were DESTINED to be soul mates!! Don’t @ me.
Beth and Randall (‘This Is Us’)
They’re always looking out for each other. ??
April and Andy (‘Parks and Rec’)
When Andy proved he knew April better than anyone else...*sobs*
Susan and Mike (‘Desperate Housewives’)
This was the fairy tale, real-deal type of stuff.
Ian and Mickey (‘Shameless’)
Okay, yes, they’re not the most functional couple, but they definitely love each other.
Jake and Amy (‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’)
From competitors to lovers...we always believed in these two!!
Cory and Topanga will always win.